Omega 3 in Alzheimer's Disease

Dr Paul Clayton 2010 Back in 1997, an epidemiological study found that increased fish consumption was linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) (Grant ’97). Then in 2005, a pre-clinical study showed that a diet rich in the poly-unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids slowed the progression of Alzheimer’s type brain pathology in an aged … Read more

Reduced sperm counts – canary in the coalmine?

Dr Paul Clayton 2013 Sometimes it is necessary for the old order to fail before a new order can be considered, particularly when there are powerful groups (health insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, the medical profession) with vested interests in the status quo. Most of us ignore warnings that the old system is at the … Read more

Living longer – living better …?

Dr Paul Clayton 2013 According to the crude stats, we’re living longer. According to the Global Burden of Disease Study, an enormously expensive and rather fatuous exercise in number-crunching funded by the Gates Foundation and just published in the Lancet (Salomon et al ’13), global life expectancy has risen from 59 in 1990 to 70 … Read more

Omega 3 and Eastern spices both protect health

Dr Paul Clayton 2013 I travel widely for my work. In 2012 I studied and lectured in Finland, Sweden, USA, Australia, Greece, Turkey, New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and India. I always try to eat local food, and am constantly surprised by the variety of dishes that different cultures have to offer. Stinky tofu stewed … Read more

Sarcopenia (muscle-wasting) is a top-5 health risk

Dr Paul Clayton 2013 Sarcopenia – loss of muscle mass – is a very common but surprisingly little-known condition related to bad nutrition and an inactive lifestyle. From early middle age on, most of us lose muscle mass. It’s not inevitable – a very physically active lifestyle can delay or prevent it – but people … Read more